THE Civic United Front (CUF) has promised women in Zanzibar that they will prosper if it wins and forms government after the October General election.

The promise was made here over the weekend by the CUF Secretary General, Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, at a public rally held in Kitope constituency in North Unguja, where he said Zanzibaris should expect a prosperous future under his party leadership.

“We know that many of you (women) need to get married, but you cannot do so because of economic difficulties including lack of reliable employment. Our plans will change Zanzibar economically in the interest of the majority,” Mr Hamad said at the rally which was delayed by heavy downpours.